Rangers-Red wings

[kreidertime]

Exactly 31. Honestly, it's only because of Lafreniere's high hockey IQ and incredible talent that the kid has managed 17 goals this season being fucked over and treated like a yo-yo by the organization. This is exactly why I believe Kakko will get multiple offer sheets if not signed and he will take one of them. I don't believe he is going to sign with the Rangers until he gets an offer sheet. I would. That's because I would see my organization not putting me on the PP or playing me 18 minutes for the next 3 to 4 years and my paycheck staying at shit. I expect him to get a 8 y, 56 million offer sheet from another team.

 

[NYR Fan]

Kakko has not lived up the expectation at all yet. We can debate the reasons why, but that much I think we'd all agree on. The Lafreniere thing really puzzles me. This is a kid who has 17 goals this season, leads the team in even strength goals, and is clearly very talented and his full ice game is heading in the right direction. I just don't see what there is to nit-pick about his growth and development. Do we make a big issue out of an extra 6 mpg and getting PP1 time? Seems a bit over the top to me given what the kid has accomplished thus far in his very short career. I can at least see a debate on Kakko, not Lafreniere.

And of course there is the old fallback. Something good happens - the player gets all the credit and it is their talent. Something bad happens and it's the coaches fault or the teams fault. That is a no win situation.

 

[Ranger71]

I think the Rangers will offer Kakko more of a shorter term, bridge contract of something like 4/$20m as they may be wary of his injury history and also use his stats against him. I don't really see another team wanting to give up that kind of boatload of picks for some of those same concerns perhaps, so it kind of works to the Rangers favor.

 

[Messiah717]

It's looking like a better idea to put my head through a wall than to keep reading this same repetitive nonsense.

 

[kreidertime]

The injuries might be the only thing that saves this dumb fuck organization from Kakko trying to bolt.

 

[kreidertime]

Another example how the clusterfucks running the Rangers are fucking up the development of Lafreniere and Kakko. Beniers leaves college to go to Seattle. He played over 19 minutes yesterday and over 7 minutes on the PP. He has 2 g 1 a in 3 games. That' what you are supposed to do with a high pick. Not put him with rejects, give him under 15 minutes of icetime most nights with no PP time on the top unit.

 

[Greyvtrayn]

Apples and oranges. Also, very small sample size.

Lets be honest, would you rather be a fan of the Rangers or the Kraken/Devils/Senators/Red Wings right now? Personally i could not care less if Lafreniere was a career AHLer if the Rangers are contending for the Cup.